Which to use
“seguido” and “sentido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,289
- “seguido” frequency rank
- #677
- “sentido” frequency rank
- 3966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seguido | sentido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que precede: | triste, ressentido, lamentoso, que provoca ou inspira sofrimento ou piedade |
Where the eye mixes seguido and sentido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. seguido (CVCVVCV) and sentido (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: seguido vs sentido
A purely visual mix-up. seguido (/se.ˈgi.dʊ/) and sentido (/sẽ.ˈti.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seguido is recorded at frequency rank #3,289, classified as anadj, pronounced /se.ˈgi.dʊ/. sentido is at rank #677, tagged as anadj, pronounced /sẽ.ˈti.du/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 3966, this pair ranks #71,089 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seguido vs sentido
Shared letters: deios. Private to "seguido": gu. Private to "sentido": nt.
"seguido" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "sentido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seguido" and "sentido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "seguido" or "sentido" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "seguido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sentido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,089 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seguido" and "sentido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seguido vs seguidor". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #71,089 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.